Management Accountant at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To prepare accurate journal entries and trial balances and participate in preparing financial statements in order to ensure accurate reporting as per reporting standards

Key Accountabilities
Budget process:

• Assisting budget owners to compile a budget aligned to the budget guidelines and targets
• Completing forecasting timeously and accurately at each cycle.
• Completing the recovery model inputs during budgeting cycles
• Upload and balance budgets in SAP
• Assist with and submit PVPY
• Ensure integrity and completeness of budget information used for management reporting and decision-making.
• Assist with Group budget presentations

SAP, Financial Data & Reporting:

• Maintain appropriate cost/profit centre structures and financial reporting structures relevant to the business.
• Prepare SAP journals including accruals, provisions, account hygiene and ensure they are valid accurate and complete.
• Monthly reporting to budget owners providing actuals vs forecast/budget and variance explanations, reports to be sent to budget owners.
• Support your stakeholders on ad hoc management accounting requests
• Variance analysis
• Support reconciliation between financial systems and management reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and systems.
• Supporting the YE and HYE process by raising the necessary accruals and provisions.
• Prepare half-year end and year end recons including the required disclosures.
• Attend to audit queries in area of responsibility.

Financial Controls, SOX & Audit:

• Ensure effective execution and oversight of relevant financial controls.
• Maintain appropriate supporting documentation and evidence.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.
• Monitor compliance with SOX and internal control requirements.

General:

• Support the Supply Chain Senior Accountant and Finance Manager on ad hoc requests.

Formal Education

• 3-4 year Relevant University Degree

Working Experience

• 3+ relevant years